A new study has found that the global average of microplastic ingestion could be as high as five grams a week per person, which is the equivalent of eating a teaspoon of plastic — or a credit card — every week.
The study was commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and carried out by the microplastics research team at Australia's University of Newcastle.
It collated the findings of 50 international research papers in an attempt to provide an accurate calculation of ingestion rates.
PHOTO: WWF says since 2000 the world has produced as much plastic as all the preceding years combined. (Supplied: University of Newcastle, Maddison Carbery)
Continue reading at: You could be ingesting a teaspoon of microplastic every week, study finds - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The study was commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and carried out by the microplastics research team at Australia's University of Newcastle.
It collated the findings of 50 international research papers in an attempt to provide an accurate calculation of ingestion rates.
PHOTO: WWF says since 2000 the world has produced as much plastic as all the preceding years combined. (Supplied: University of Newcastle, Maddison Carbery)
Continue reading at: You could be ingesting a teaspoon of microplastic every week, study finds - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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